MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	90.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '23 at 00:58
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 77.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 225 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 789 74% 617 Pts	64-Core 1,039 64% 1,039 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 8E90) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.8% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 115 Parallax 120 93% 116 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 100 Splatting 88 87% 109 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 9.9 16 28 13 19 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Tcsunbow N8 240GB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 24GB free Firmware: S0509A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 33 39 41 40 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 440 Write 295 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 53.5 45% 207 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 1.4 84% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 1.3 44% 104 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 115%
Samsung MZ7LN128HCHP-000L1 128GB 2,606 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 40GB free Firmware: EMT03L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 97 93 94 94 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 459 Write 138 Mixed 187 SusWrite 98.7 48% 221 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 36.1 150% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 173 151% 232 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 88%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 253GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 90 90 90 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	50% Average	Read 84 Write 91.5 Mixed 58 SusWrite 89.8 59% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 87%
Seagate ST1000NM0011 1TB 6,787 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 392GB free Firmware: PA08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 107 108 108 108 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	66% Good	Read 123 Write 116 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 107 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CP16G4DFRA32A.C8FF 2x16GB 943 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	84.7% Excellent	MC Read 34 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 33.3 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 33.7 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 86.1 46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	62	43	60	23"	1280 720	HWP327A HP E232

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,782x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,853x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,441x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,297x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	652x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,925x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16